Petrópolis is a wonderful town located just 80
KM from Rio de Janeiro and 840 M above sea level. It is known
as “the Imperial” city because Brazilian Emperor Don Pedro I bought the land in
1830 and his son Don Pedro II developed the area. Petrópolis was
founded on March 16, 1843 and looks like a little piece of Europe
implanted in tropical Brazil. If you have the time, you must visit. It is a
lovely and very enjoyable trip. There you can see the Imperial Palace, the
"Crystal Palace”, the Bohemia Beer Factory (with an amazing and quite
inebriating tour), the "Quitandinha Palace", which once housed
the biggest and most luxurious casino in South America and Santos Dumont’s
house. Brazilians consider Dumont as the "father of aviation”
(they don’t even know who the Wright brothers were…).
The only down side of Petropolis is the food.
There is only one good restaurant in town - The Empress Leopoldina restaurant,
located at the Solar do Império Hotel, at Avenida Koeller, 376 - tel: (24) 2103-3000. The place offers great food and ambiance. You will feel
as if you are a guest of the Emperor himself. Although not cheap, the prices
are affordable and you pay for what you eat.
Solar do Império
If you want to make a light meal, you can try “Casa do Alemão” (Estrada Ayrton Senna, 927 – Quitandinha, Petrópolis (24) 2233-0200 & Rua Dezesseis de Março, 138 – Centro, Petrópolis (24) 2242-4533), typical German fast food cuisine: bratwurst sandwiches, croquets, apfelstrudel, etc.
Unfortunately there is nowhere else in town which would survive a more critical judgment with regard to food. This is really a pity, because Petropolis is the perfect tourism location. And its cool and breezy climate invites to good food and drinking.
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On my article about EATING PETROPOLIS I was not totaly fair. There are two other good places I should recomend too:
1. The restaurant at Bragança Palace Hotel at Rua Raul de Leoni, 109, close to the Cathedral. The place serves great Portuguese food, mainly cod fish dishes. It is not cheap, but two or more people can share a plate, because it is plenty.
2. Willemsen cake store at Rua 16 de Março, 134 in Valparaiso neighborhood. Great cakes, pies, sweets and snacks.
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On my article about EATING PETROPOLIS I was not totaly fair. There are two other good places I should recomend too:
1. The restaurant at Bragança Palace Hotel at Rua Raul de Leoni, 109, close to the Cathedral. The place serves great Portuguese food, mainly cod fish dishes. It is not cheap, but two or more people can share a plate, because it is plenty.
2. Willemsen cake store at Rua 16 de Março, 134 in Valparaiso neighborhood. Great cakes, pies, sweets and snacks.
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